Melbourne star Tayla Harris insists she might be uninhibited within the AFLW grand ultimate towards the Brisbane Lions, allaying fears over the extent of her shoulder harm.
Harris will line up in her fourth season decider on Sunday, desirous to snare her first premiership medal.
The 25-year-old forward-ruck has been given the inexperienced gentle by Demons medical employees regardless of hurting her left shoulder in a ruck contest in the course of the preliminary ultimate.
Harris opened a press convention on Monday by elevating each arms excessive within the air, lightheartedly displaying her free vary of motion in anticipation of questions concerning the harm.
“My shoulder has pulled up higher than anticipated, and that is sincere,” Harris advised reporters.
“The physios have all let me know that they most likely anticipated a bit worse and that is good to listen to.
“I am feeling nice and I’ve little doubt that I will be capable of compete at my greatest capability on Sunday.”
Harris was damage in a ruck contest with North Melbourne’s Emma King and was later restricted to a everlasting ahead function.
She had little affect in assault, ending scoreless from simply 4 disposals, as Eden Zanker stepped into the help function behind first-choice ruck Lauren Pearce.
Harris expects to play her standard forward-ruck break up within the grand ultimate and is not bothered by the potential of additional bodily consideration from opponents.
“They will strive,” the skilled boxer grinned.
Harris has been a part of dropping AFLW grand ultimate groups at three totally different golf equipment; Brisbane (2017), Carlton (2019) and Melbourne (2022).
“Grand finals are arduous sufficient to get in, not to mention win them, so I feel I am lucky sufficient to have been in them within the first place and can take the expertise, for positive,” Harris mentioned.
“Just one crew wins and there is loads of others which can be doing all the pieces doable to get there as nicely.
“I will not be serious about the earlier ones however I will actually take the teachings (from them).”